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Scales of Justice

Brooke Friendly and Chris Sackett 2006
Duple Minor Longways
Tune: Scales of Justice

A 1-8 Face neighbor to begin 4 changes of rights and lefts (with hands); the 4th change 15
      a L-hand turn 3/4 to end with 1st diagonals in middle of line of 4 down the center
      of the set
B 1-2 Middle people R-hand turn three quarters round while outside people orbit CCW
      one quarter round to meet partner in line of 4 across the set
  3-4 Partners L-hand turn once round
  4-6 Middle people R-hand turn three quarters round while outside people orbit CCW
      one quarter round to meet partner in line of 4 down the center of the set
  7-8 Partners -hand turn three quarters round to end progressed and improper
cl 1-4 Partners Sharp (swirly) siding
   5-8 Partners L-shoulder half gypsy and turn single over R-shoulder to face on
       diagonal
C2 1-4 “Camera lens siding’: swirly siding for 4
   5-8 L-hands across once round, easing out to face new neighbor

Music: Scales of Justice by Shira Kammen, 2006\ Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ieglxjlNwk
Teaching points:
The A parts leisurely which contrasts with the quicker turns of the B part,
At the end of the B part there is a poise point before the siding in the C part. For camera lens siding (C2 bars 1-4), you dance the same individual path as Sharp siding except that you face on the diagonal in your duple minor foursome, curving in with R-shoulder leading so all have R-shoulder together in the center and curving out to the sidelines with L-shoulder leading. See diagram on page 57.
Commissioned by Bay Area Country Dance Society Mendocino English and Dance Week 2006 auction winner Vicki Curry for Michael Bancroft in honor of his retirement. Michael was a ‘fish lawyer working to protect endangered salmon,

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